About Proinnsias (Krunchie)



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Vanity Book Publisher (Kalvagh Books), Lawyer, I T Scientist, Land Registration Consultant, Translater, Poet, photographer, artist, Share-trader

Affiliate service: Certified Translators

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Past Pupil of:

  • St. Peter’s National School, Phibsborough, Dublin (a long time ago: 1947 to 1955);

    • St Peter's Confirmation Class (1953?) - 54 boys in class!

  • O’Connell CBS, North Richmond Street, Dublin (1955 to 1961);

    • OCS 1958 Scholarship Winners

    OCS Scholarship Winners 1959

  • University College Dublin;
  • King’s Inns, Dublin (BL, 1st Class Honours 1966);

    • Group called to the Bar, Summer 1966

  • Dublin City University (BSc (IT) 1st Class Honours 1996);
  • University of Dublin, Trinity College (MSc 1998).


 
Clubs and Associations down the years:

  • St Peter’s School football and hurling
  • St Peter’s Church Choir
  • St Patrick’s Temperance Sodality
  • Knights of Malta
  • Ógra Éireann (Irish language club associated with the Christian Brothers)
  • Dáil na nÓg (“Parliament of Youth”) Irish language debating society (Cléireach)
  • St Peter’s Musical Society (c. 1960)
  • Loreto, North Gt Georges Street Musical Society (HMS Pinafore)
  • Dalymount Darkies
  • Dóchas (Irish language young adult association)
  • Na Fánaithe (Irish language hiking organisation)
  • Conradh na Gaeilge (The Gaelic League, national Irish language organisation), Craobh na Cásca (“Easter” Branch), Finglas Branch, Brendan Behan Branch, Galway Branch
  • Institute of Professional Civil Servants, which was amalgamated into UPTCS, which, in turn, was amalgamated into IMPACT, the public sector union
  • Claremont Residents Association
  • Finglas Road Action Group
  • Glasnevin Combined Residents Association Ltd
  • Gaeleagras na Seirbhíse Poiblí
  • Gaeleagras Chlárlann na Talún
  • Claremont Art Society
  • Chancery Art Society
  • Peoples Art Dublin
  • Chancery Players (The Silver Wedding)
  • The Chancers (musical group)

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    Former Voluntary Positions:

  • Clerk of Dáil na nÓg (i.e., “Parliament of Youth” debating organisation), (and drafter of its constitution);
  • Committee Member, Oireachtas na Gaeilge (Irish language national annual festival of music and literature);
  • Founder and Chairman of Brendan Behan branch of Gaelic League; (weekly music sessions in Slattery’s of Capel Street in the late 1960s)
  • Chairman of Gaelic League Dublin Joint Céilí Committee;
  • Chairman of P R Committee of Gaelic League;
  • Chairman, Constitutional Committee of Gaelic League;
  • Chairman, Legal Professional Branch of UPTCS, later IMPACT;
  • Founder Chairman of Claremont Art Society and Chancery Art Society, (now both defunct);
  • Founder Secretary of Peoples Art Dublin;
  • Chairman, Claremont Residents Association (in the two years when Claremont was overall winner of Dublin’s Tidy Areas Competition);
  • Founder Member, Finglas Road Action Group.

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    Former Paid Posts:

  • Assistant Examiner, Estate Duty Office of the Revenue Commissioners;
  • Gaeltacht field officer (Assistant Director);
  • Jurist-Linguist with Council of Ministers of EU;
  • Chief Examiner of Titles, Land Registry of Ireland;
  • Ground Rents Arbitrator;
  • Land Registration Consultant;
  • University Lecturer (Trinity College);
  • Board Member, National Museum;

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